Cleaning and polishing composition



Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES JOHN E. CA'ILETT, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

CLEANING AND POLISHING COMPOSITION.

No Drawing. Application filed .Tune 12,

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. CATLETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented a new and useful Cleaning and Polishing Composition, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a composition of matter designed primarily for use in cleansing and polishing, one of the objects of the invention being to provide an inexpensive and efiioient composition of this nature which can be used in the preparation of hand soaps, tooth paste, polish for turniture, automobiles, metal surfaces and the like, and for various other purposes where an effective cleaning and polishing agent is desired.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists primarily in the use of the ash produced by incinerating rice husks this ash constituting the base of the various products and constituting the most important ingredientbecause of its etliciency as a cleaning and polishing agent.

When it is'desired to produce a cleanser in cake form, the following formula has been followed successtully:

Parts by weight.

Ashes of rice husks 24 Commercial soap powder of any make 7 Cane sugar 2 Salt 2 \Nheat flour 4 Suificient water to make a smooth paste at 17 5 F.

be used:

Parts by weight. Ashes of rice husks Commercial soap powder of any make 1 Water 1 In mixing these parts, the soap powder is first dissolved in the water by boiling. To this the ashes of rice husks are added slowly 1923. Serial No. 644,965.

while being thoroughly mixed until a smooth paste is formed that is slightly fluffy.

This cleaning preparation is used by rubbing a small amount of it into the hands and then applying enough water to produce a good lather. The hands are then rinsed with clean water.

For the purpose of producing a metal polish in the form of a dry powder, the ashes of rice husks are pulverized to a fine flour. A woollen cloth is employed and the ashes are placed thereon with or without water.

Should it be desired to produce a liquid metal polish, the following ingredients are used Parts by weight. Ashes of rice husks 1 Carbon tetrachloride 1 The parts are mixed together while cold and can be kept well corked. Before using, it is necessary to thoroughly shake the mixture after which it can be applied to a cloth.

Naphtha may be used instead of the carbon tetrachloride.

It is to be understood that in all forms of polish the ashes of rice husks are reduced to a fine powder or flour.

By actual tests it has been discovered that the ashes of rice husks contain exactly the ingredients necessary for producing an etficient cleanser without the addition of other elements, the said ashes being slightly abrasive because of their crystal form, and not containing enough free lye when wet to injure the skin.

It is to be understood that in the formulas described, the soap powder and the carbon tetrachloride constitute grease removing means while the wheat flour and sugar constitute binding means.

lVhat is claimed is A cleaning preparation including ashes of rice husks, commercial soap powder, cane sugar, salt-(NaCl) and a binder combined with sufiicient water to make a paste.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto alfixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN E. CATLETT. Witnesses:

CI-IAUNCEY R. CURB, RICHARD PATERSON.

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